The plan, crafted by Bill Maddaus, a consultant hired by the district, includes data on the district’s historical and projected water use, 20 options for long-term water-conservation measures and three potential programs combining some of those options.

How different categories of water users divvy up the supply and for what also is included, as are recommendations on the most economical ways to save water.

The steps are designed to show the district can meet and exceed state mandates for water conservation. That also might allow the board to approve adding a few new residential water connections each year, boosting the local and district economies while gradually providing coveted intent-to-serve letters to people on the water wait list, many of whom have been waiting more than a decade to build.